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Xyzse

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3. True, as well as the practice of hiring directly from military.

Reply to cwydro (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 15, 2015, 09:28 AM

Oct 2015

Granted, I am not against that, and in fact applaud the idea of having military serve as police.

However, the training needed is completely different, and there needs some time to adjust. One can not treat the civilian population in the US like one would treat those from an unstable region. One can not go with the mentality that everyone is there to hurt you, and being hyper vigilant with an aggressive response.

There really needs to be an adjustment phase, and I think it is important.

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